RICHARD M. KOOGLE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
LILYPONS WATER GARDENS
P.O. BOX 10
ADAMSTOWN, MD. 21710
PHONE: 301-874-5133
FAX: 301-874-2959
lilypons.com
info@lilypons.com

- Employed by Lilypons Water Gardens since 1979.
-1979-1982 Fish culture technician.
-1982-1985 Aquatic Plant Culture Technician/ Assistant Branch Manager.
-1985-1986 Owned and operated Landscapes for Living, specializing in water gardens.
-1986-1990 Leader of pond installations for Lilypons Water Gardens.
-1990-1994 Production Manager at Lilypons Water Gardens, Adamstown, Md.
-1994-1996 Adamstown, Maryland Branch Manager.
-1996-Present Director of Operations company-wide.

-Installed over 300 water gardens/ ponds/ features.
-Lectured extensively to groups such as American Nursery Association, several state Nurserymen Associations, many regional and local garden clubs and societies, and seminar groups at Lilypons Water Gardens.
-National television appearances on Good Morning America, FX Morning Show, From a Country Garden, Backyard America, and Texas Gardener and others.
-Featured in many national magazine articles such as This Old House, Martha Stewart Living, and Garden Railways, and others.
-Adviser for Ortho's Garden Ponds and Fountains, Taylor's Weekend Garden Guide, and two water gardening books written by Charles B. Thomas.
-Author of Ortho's All About Building Waterfalls, Pools and Streams, released in 2002.
-Author of Water Gardens, the latest addition to the Birdwatcher's Digest Booklet Series.
-Technical Editor/Advisor for Ortho’s two new Water Garden Books for release in 2006